Benjamin McRee examines the role of the mayor in fifteenth-century Norwich, particularly in the managing of political controversy and conflict. Susan Duxbury assesses Southampton's inland trade in wine in the fifteenth century.
Jonathan Good discusses "alien" clothworkers in London and their conflicts with "native" clothworkers, including the well-known attack on the Flemings during the Great Revolt of 1381. The first three essays explore aspects of urban economic and socio-political culture. The six essays in the second half of the volume focus on single subjects or develop composite portraits through both creative and inventive treatments of sources and the re-evaluation of commonly used texts" (4-5). According to the editors, the volume falls into two parts: "The first six pieces develop their studies through sophisticated mining of sources that invoke social historical methodologies, statistical analysis, and prosopography. They also reflect her range of interests - although half of the essays discuss women (including noble and religious women) - and the different approaches she has employed. As with Hanawalt's own work, the essays focus on late medieval England. The essays are written by her former doctoral students, colleagues and friends, including the three editors. The volume includes a list of her publications - five monographs, nine edited books, and over fifty articles - and a short introduction that discusses her life and work. Hanawalt, emerita George III Professor of British Studies at Ohio State University. This collection of twelve relatively short essays is a Festschrift for Barbara A.
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